In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:30:51 -0800: Hi, [snip] >http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26046/
They note that vertical stretching is minimal when the same weight is used. Well Duh!, when it's horizontal, the weight of the load is leveraged to a huge degree (about half the length divided by the thickness), while not at all when it is hung vertically. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
